She regretted that she had asked for too low a price; she should have gone for 200,000.
No sooner had Old Wang left than Old Yang arrived.
Old Wang took two-thirds, and a little while later Old Zhang came over, offered 230 yuan per jin, and took the remaining one-third, cursing Old Wang all the while.
People born in the Year of the Rat are always up to no good.
Mingjing heard everything clearly in the conference room and felt excited.
After everyone left, Xia Wei handed the check to Ming Jing.
"Did you all hear that? Two checks, one for 203,727 and the other for 24,380."
This was the most money Mingjing had ever earned. He never expected that the most profitable thing wouldn't be the honey, but that big barrel.
Mingjing took the check and said goodbye to the two of them. She rushed to the bank to cash it and transferred all the money to her previous savings account. She then asked Mingdahai for the savings account number.
But they weren't told how much they earned; they were told to go to the bank and see for themselves.
Back at the fruit shop, Xia Wei smiled and said, "I should have mentioned the price more earlier."
"It's alright, I'm very satisfied with this price. These are all your friends, there's no need to have any unpleasantness over my little bit of money. Friends should keep in touch often."
"You're so thoughtful of us."
After chatting for a while, Xie Junan bid farewell to the two men and took Mingjing home.
“We’ll be going back in a few days. The new store here just opened, and it can’t be left unattended.”
"Uncle and Auntie, please let me know when you get back, and I'll treat you to a meal."
Once in the car, Xie Junan didn't rush to drive. Instead, he turned to look at Mingjing and reached out his hand to him.
"What are you doing?"
Mingjing was puzzled, and Xie Jun'an remained silent, his hand outstretched.
"What are you doing?" Mingjing placed her hand directly on his hand, patted it lightly, and was about to pull it back when Xie Junan grabbed it tightly.
A girl's hands are long and soft, and her five fingers are so close together that there are no gaps. I've heard that this means she won't lose money.
"What are you doing?" Mingjing asked shyly as she broke free.
"Hey, I went with you on this trip and got nothing? The gas alone cost more than fifty yuan, right?" Xie Junan pouted, clearly dissatisfied.
“I have nothing to give you. I gave that pearl to your aunt. Otherwise, you can ask your aunt for it.”
Mingjing lowered her head and looked shyly out the window.
"Sigh, people's hearts are too cold, I dare not touch them," Xie Junan sighed, seemingly somewhat disappointed.
As the car started, Mingjing suddenly screamed and fell into Xie Jun'an's arms.
"ah!"
Startled, Xie Jun'an slammed on the brakes.
"W-what's wrong?" He was stunned, then gently patted the mirror in his arms.
The girl smelled so good, and she was so soft and squishy that he didn't want to let go of her.
"cockroach!"
Mingjing was so frightened that she lost her mind and trembled in Xie Jun'an's arms.
She had heard that cockroaches along the coast were large, but she didn't expect them to be this big. The one that was as thick as a finger was clinging to the car window, but now she didn't know where it had gone.
"A cockroach?" Xie Jun'an's eyes darted around, and he pointed to the Mingjing table and chairs, saying, "Don't move, it's right on your chair."
Upon hearing this, Mingjing hugged Xie Jun'an even tighter.
Xie Junan pretended to shoo away cockroaches, then bent down and used his other hand to hug Mingjing tightly.
"Okay, that's all."
Mingjing shook her head in fear, closed her eyes, and hugged Xie Jun'an even tighter.
"Okay, if you're sleepy, take a nap. We'll be home soon."
Xie Junan leaned over her and reluctantly let go.
"I...I'm not afraid."
Mingjing realized what was happening, let go of his embrace, and looked embarrassed.
"Yes, yes, Mingjing is the bravest," Xie Jun'an said, gently patting Mingjing's head as if comforting a child.
Strangely, Mingjing was not angry at all; in fact, she felt like laughing.
"Go, drive quickly." Mingjing became serious, shook off his hand, turned to look out the window, and a fleeting, elusive smile crossed her face.
For some reason, the roads were especially congested today. A two-hour journey had taken three hours and Xie Jun'an was so tired that he kept yawning.
"What's going on today?" Mingjing muttered, looking at the traffic ahead.
"It might have been a car accident."
Xie Junan saw what appeared to be traffic police ahead.
"You must be tired. Let me give you a massage."
Mingjing thought to herself that since the person had brought her here to do business today, she didn't have anything to give them in return, so she decided to give them a massage as a way of returning the favor.
Taking advantage of the traffic jam, Mingjing rubbed his hands together and said, "Come here, give me your shoulder."
Xie Junan's shoulders ached terribly, and he turned to the side, asking, "What are you doing?"
Mingjing placed her hand on Xie Junan's shoulder with just the right amount of pressure, making him close his eyes in comfort and almost cry out.
"You've also studied massage?"
Mingjing felt this wasn't a good term, since most massage girls these days are in that line of work.
"Shut up!"
Mingjing exerted a lot of force, causing Xie Junan to wince in pain.
She didn't know how to explain that in her past life she often went to massage parlors to get massages from handsome young men, because those young men had broad shoulders, narrow waists, and eight-pack abs that were really attractive.
After pressing the horn for a while, the driver next to him honked twice and laughed, "Young man, you're so lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend."
Hearing this, Mingjing blushed and stopped, smiling.
What? She was just returning the courtesy.
Xie Junan was secretly pleased that she didn't explain. The road opened up just in time, making the journey exceptionally smooth.
After saying goodbye to Dong Li, Mingjing took a boat back alone. She didn't want to hear anything about couples or boyfriends/girlfriends anymore.
If those gossipy women saw this, they wouldn't know what they would say about her.
Back in the village, Old Wang stopped her. "Mingjing, your family really struck it rich! Your dad just brought back two water pumps from the city. Where are you planning to go shopping for more?"
Mingjing thought to herself, "This is bad. Could it be that she went to that island to pump water? Without her, we're sure to lose money."
"It's nothing, my naughty nephew just peed in the well, and we're pumping water to irrigate the fields."
Mingjing didn't say much and went straight home.
Old Wang smirked inwardly, thinking, "Do you think I'm stupid? Your house is clearly a well pump, where would I pee?"
As Mingjing was heading home, she ran into Erdan, the bald boy from next door. He was the same age as Mingyue, and his head was bald from birth, shaped like an egg. Since he was a boy, he was called Erdan.
"Sister, I saw Uncle Dahai at the dock. Whose boat did you rent? It looks so nice."
"The town's richest man."
Mingjing turned and went to the dock.
On the way, they ran into Ming Xingwang's wife and wanted to say something to her, but Ming Jing didn't have time to talk to her and just said they would talk when they got home, as she was busy right now.
When they arrived at the dock, it was just getting dark, and the wind on the sea was heavy and oppressive. Mingjing felt inexplicably nervous.
Ming Dahai's ship had just docked and, guided by the faint light of the lighthouse, slowly sailed toward the shore.
"Dad, why did you go to pump water? Weren't you supposed to be setting up the fish traps?"
Mingyue's tone was somewhat resentful. What a great opportunity it was to pump water from the pit! If she were there, she could definitely have gotten a big shipment.
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